SEATTLE — Social determinants of health, nonmedical factors that can have a significant influence on health and lead to various disparities in a variety of ways, affect the well-being of patients ...

Michigan's health outcomes trail national averages, and financial stability is crucial to reversing these trends, a new ...

Social determinants of health and their impact on equitable access to quality care took center stage at the Institute for ...

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association’s Committee on Clinical Data Standards has published guidance on the social determinants of health faced by cardiology patients.

Discussions of social determinants of health might focus on the obvious ones—like income or education—while overlooking some other social determinants that impact health in complex ways. In recent ...

CHICAGO — Health equity is about fair and just care for everyone, and there’s no quality in healthcare without equity, Jillian Rose-Smith, PhD, MPH, MSW, vice president and chief equity officer at ...

Our health system is transforming, moving from a fee-for-service model to a value-based, coordinated care delivery system. As this effort continues to gain momentum, providers are starting to take a ...

When I started practicing medicine more than 17 years ago, splitting my time as an internist and pediatrician, I quickly became passionate about process improvement. Today, I practice at Southwest ...

Older adults with unfavorable social determinants of health (SDoH) were significantly associated with an increased risk of frailty, with a more visible effect on those aged 65-75. That is according to ...

This article was paid for by Pfizer and provided by the Pfizer Multicultural Health Equity Collective in collaboration with Morehouse School of Medicine. The views expressed are theirs alone. This ...

Decode Colorado, digs into the healthcare landscape in Colorado. When you consider how, when, and why you get sick or deal with certain health conditions, are factors like race, socioeconomic status, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with OA who had difficulties with social determinants of health less likely underwent TJA. Difficulties ...